What is a language proficiency assessment?

A language proficiency assessment evaluates how well a candidate reads, understands grammar and vocabulary, and follows spoken or written context in a specific language, independent of their job-specific skills.

Employers use it to verify real communication ability for roles that require working in a language beyond a candidate’s stated fluency on a resume.

Assessments in this category

• English — reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension in English.
• Spanish — reading, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension in Spanish.
• French — reading, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension in French.
• Portuguese — reading, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension in Portuguese.
• German — reading, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension in German.
• Arabic — reading, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension in Arabic.

Why test language proficiency when hiring?

Self-reported language fluency on a resume is unreliable — candidates often overstate their level, and interviews alone may not surface real gaps in reading or grammar. A language proficiency assessment gives a consistent, structured signal before you rely on someone to communicate with customers or teams in that language.

It is especially useful for customer service, sales, and localization roles that are explicitly tied to a market or language.

How to choose the right language assessment

Pick the assessment for the language your role actually requires day-to-day — for example, Spanish for a LATAM support team or French for a France-based sales role. For roles serving multiple markets, you can assess candidates in more than one language.

Combine a language assessment with Communication Skills or Customer Service for a fuller picture of a candidate’s ability to communicate effectively, not just their grammar and vocabulary.